Tragedy has struck the North-West University (NWU) Vaal Campus with the devastating loss of 22-year-old student Mamohlotsi Rebecca Nchabeleng, whose life was allegedly cut short by her boyfriend in a horrific incident of gender-based vi0lence.
The fourth-year BEd student from Tafelkop was found deceased in her private residence on Monday, August 19, 2024, leaving the university community reeling in shock and grief.
This heartbreaking news comes on the heels of a fatal car accident that claimed the lives of six NWU Vaal Campus students just a day prior.
The circumstances surrounding Nchabeleng’s de@th are equally distressing, as her boyfriend, a non-NWU student, was found deceased in Sharpeville with a su!cide note that revealed the location of her lifeless body.
The Vanderbijlpark Police have launched a m_rder investigation into the matter, with Sergeant Sabelo Sigcu confirming the ongoing probe.
The boyfriend’s family discovered him deceased by hanging at his residence, with the su!cide note allegedly detailing his heinous crime of taking Nchabeleng’s life before ending his own.
The NWU Vaal Campus is now grappling with the loss of seven young lives in the span of just two days, leaving a trail of devastation and sorrow in its wake.
